Note Q. Bradley Agreement
The Company entered into a 25-year agreement with the State of Connecticut ("State") that expires on April 6, 2025, under which it operates the surface parking and 3,500 garage parking spaces at Bradley International Airport ("Bradley") located in the Hartford, Connecticut metropolitan area.
The parking garage was financed through the issuance of State of Connecticut special facility revenue bonds and provides that the Company deposits, with the trustee for the bondholders, all gross revenues collected from operations of the surface and garage parking. From these gross revenues, the trustee pays debt service on the special facility revenue bonds outstanding, operating and capital maintenance expense of the surface and garage parking facilities, and specific annual guaranteed minimum payments to the state. Principal and interest on the Bradley special facility revenue bonds increase from approximately $3,600 in contract year 2002 to approximately $4,500 in contract year 2025. Annual guaranteed minimum payments to the State increase from approximately $8,300 in contract year 2002 to approximately $13,200 in contract year 2024. The annual minimum guaranteed payment to the State by the trustee for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $10,593 and $10,375, respectively. All of the cash flow from the parking facilities are pledged to the security of the special facility revenue bonds and are collected and deposited with the bond trustee. Each month the bond trustee makes certain required monthly distributions, which are characterized as "Guaranteed Payments." To the extent the monthly gross receipts generated by the parking facilities are not sufficient for the trustee to make the required Guaranteed Payments, the Company is obligated to deliver the deficiency amount to the trustee, with such deficiency payments representing interest bearing advances to the trustee. The Company does not directly guarantee the payment of any principal or interest on any debt obligations of the State of Connecticut or the trustee.
The following is the list of Guaranteed Payments:
To the extent sufficient funds, the trustee is then directed to reimburse the Company for deficiency payments up to the amount of the calculated surplus, with the Company having the right to be repaid the principal amount of any and all deficiency payments, together with actual interest and premium, not to exceed 10% of the initial deficiency payment. The Company calculates and records interest and premium income along with deficiency principal repayments as a reduction of cost of parking services in the period the associated deficiency repayment is received from the trustee. The Company believes these advances to be fully recoverable as the Bradley Agreement places no time restriction on the Company's right to reimbursement. The reimbursement of principal, interest and premium will be recognized when received.
The total deficiency payments, net of reimbursements, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
| |
December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
2013 | 2012 | |||||
|
Balance at beginning of year |
$ | 14,598 | $ | 13,407 | |||
|
Deficiency payments made |
924 | 1,658 | |||||
|
Deficiency repayment received |
(873 | ) | (467 | ) | |||
| | | | | | | | |
|
Balance at end of year |
$ | 14,649 | $ | 14,598 | |||
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
In the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company made deficiency payments (net of repayments received) of $51 and received interest of $477 and premium of $69, with the net of these amounts recorded as reduction in cost of parking services. In the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company made deficiency payments (net of repayments received) of $1,191 and received interest of $85, with the net of these amounts recorded as additional cost of parking services. In addition, the Company has accrued $100 of estimated deficiency payments as of December 31, 2013, as these expected deficiency payments have met the criteria of being both probable and estimable. There were no amounts of expected deficiency payments accrued as of December 31, 2012.
In addition to the recovery of certain general and administrative expenses incurred, the Bradley Agreement provides for an annual management fee payment, which is based on operating profit tiers. The annual management fee is further apportioned 60% to the Company and 40% to an un-affiliated entity and the annual management fee will be paid to the extent funds are available for the trustee to make distribution, and are paid after Guaranteed Payments (as defined in the Bradley Agreement) repayment of all deficiency payments, including interest and premium. Cumulative management fees of approximately $13,733 and $12,733 have not been recognized as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and no management fees were recognized as revenue during 2013, 2012 or 2011.